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Welington Mzinyane

Kriel

Summary

Proven leader in maintenance and safety, adept at electrical troubleshooting and team supervision. At Seriti Middelburg Mine, I spearheaded initiatives that significantly improved plant efficiency and safety compliance, contributing to a sustained plant availability target of 95%. Skilled in emergency response and job planning, I excel in optimizing operations and enhancing team performance. Reliable Maintenance Supervisor offering 9+ years of experience overseeing maintenance and janitorial team tasks. Hardworking and diligent in developing and enforcing adherence to maintenance schedules. Committed to reducing risks and promoting workplace safety through improved safety training. Dedicated Maintenance Supervisor offering 9+ years of successful team management in maintenance-driven roles. Adept at scheduling facilities maintenance to minimizing downtime and safety hazards. Well-versed in equipment troubleshooting and repair with focus on quality and efficiency.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance Supervisor

Seriti Middelburg Mine
02.2023 - Current
  • Attending daily Production meetings.
  • To lead a maintenance team within an operational area
  • To ensure maintenance activities on plant equipment and utilities are safely executed as per defined plans and specified standards.
  • To initiate and facilitate plant’s root cause analysis investigations
  • To facilitate the implementation of remedial of the plant performance
  • Identifying problematic areas within plant operating space and initiation of continuous improvements - This includes all technical-related investigations that need to be undertaken within the working space.
  • Facilitate operational readiness of plant equipments
  • Create appropriate files and folders for maintenance planning schedules, executions and postmortem, keep them updated and readily available.
  • Conduct regular verifications on adherence to technical requirements of plant operations, i.e operating equipment according to OEM recommendations.
  • Define operating parameters of equipment and ensure adherence to SOPs, update documents where necessary.
  • Always monitor adherence to production specifications, i.e actual vs targets etc. This relates to efficiency of the equipment
  • Advice line management on improvement opportunities from time to time
  • Assist with the development of standard operating procedures of any equipment.
  • Ensure equipment spares are readily available and minimum stock levels are maintained, reports to be shared weekly
  • Perform troubleshooting exercises to identify and resolve all issues efficiently
  • Assisting with startup, operational efficiency and shutdown of facility equipment.
  • Identifying problematic areas that lowers the availability of the plant and provide solutions
  • Ensuring that safety and environmental rules and programs are strictly adhered too
  • Establish maintenance strategy that will ensure effective prevention of equipment breakdowns.
  • Establish maintenance planning schedules for the delivery of weekly activities and communicate accordingly
  • Effective scheduling and monitoring of specific project equipment, manage backlog and labour limitations / constraints
  • Develop and maintain the site maintenance schedules, analyse data regularly, identify trends and areas of improvement
  • Develop a system that will ensure full participation of all team members to best address as arising issues.
  • Initiate procurement of spares and consumables to ensure availability
  • Create job cards, with job safety analysis, in advance to ensure timeous availability of materials, skills and resources
  • Provide feedback and input to the site engineering team and line management on weekly basis
  • Allocate labour resources and equipment to scheduled and priority activities to maintain and ensure high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards
  • Establish procedures for abnormal work requirements which fall outside of standard procedures
  • Consider, suggest, test, and collaborate with other members of the RE team on project execution and communication tools and systems to better serve clients
  • Ensure daily effective supervision of the engineering team
  • Ensure daily plant inspections are conducted, documented, analyzed / reviewed and that creation of job cards takes place.
  • Prompt identification of recurring defects and inefficiencies must be flagged, analyzed and assist with close-out thereof
  • Undertake to audit the satisfaction of the operational team to ensure adherence to the correct use of equipment’s, their safety and productivity
  • Establish stakeholder relations with all relevant OEM for various equipment’s, to ensure effective technical support
  • Oversee the quality of workmanship and conduct regular inspections around the section
  • Plan daily, weekly and monthly work requirements and priorities
  • Ensure that accurate labor records including overtime worked are maintained and record keeping of legal compliance
  • Prepare ad-hoc reports for management and any other relevant information
  • Ensure that engineering reports are compiled and submitted timeous
  • Oversee the development of a healthy spirit of co-operation within the engineering team
  • Supervise all plant operation, maintain safety and efficiency in plant and provide training to all subordinates.
  • Verifying identified plant-related risks as per conducted baseline risk assessment.
  • Own process control change requests to maintain and improve production effectiveness.
  • Ensure that the risk assessments are done daily and that mitigating controls are effective
  • Analyses and improve standards and critical controls required to manage safety, and health risks.
  • Conduct regular stakeholder engagement and ensure business continuity and sustainability.
  • Conduct the audits on compliance at all plants.
  • Keep your line management updated regularly on all work progress within your scope, especially matters relating to stakeholders’ engagements.
  • Ensure that stakeholders within the RE operating space abide to the set operating standards
  • Drive a culture of formal investigations for all recurring plants related stoppages/incidents to get to the root cause as well as contributing factors.
  • Drive a culture of formal investigations of relevant reportable incidents.
  • Assist with the identification of plant operational standards /projects to improve RE’s cost base. - For example, focusing on further initiatives to reduce thickener related delays.
  • Maintaining current knowledge of laws and regulations, keeping abreast of recent changes.
  • To conduct and oversee the implementation of Risk and Compliance
  • Primarily oversee all mechanical and electrical maintenance systems, processes, practices, and people to support the operational departmental actions.
  • Doing Verifications, CTO and VFL
  • Using IT to keep track of progress/report/analysis.
  • Be held responsible for the work and actions of other employees.
  • Always be on the lookout for opportunities / additional work Effective Technical Execution
  • Ensure that all Safety procedures are adhered to. Especially (Permit to Work system)
  • Authorized in Plant Safety Regulations authorization.
  • Draw up standby schedule.
  • Ensure housekeeping is done before and after.
  • Maintenance plan
  • Preparing, Review of Maintenance strategy
  • Attending Call outs and Standby
  • Submission of Monthly Report
  • Attending Monthly Meetings
  • Review of company RA, CTI
  • Reporting on a regular basis on the progress of implementation and assisting these components in establishing methods to improve efficiency and quality of services, and to reduce the vulnerability to fraud, abuse, and waste.
  • Coordinate client reports - request updates and information from team members, collate and edit report drafts, send draft reports to the project team for review and approval, obtain a final internal edit of the report.

CBZ Solutions

Site Supervisor (Manager)
09.2018 - 02.2023

Maintain plant availability KPI as per contract.

  • Doing Morning toolbox talks.
  • Attending Client ESKOM Plant focus, Productions Feedback, Contractors, and Outage/Projects Technical Meetings
  • Prepare QCP for any job, QCP approval, and sign off as per intervention points.
  • Closing and Submission of PM’S
  • Quality 9001;2015 QMS Internal Audit and from CLIENT ESKOM and External, TUV Certifications Renewal.
  • Order PPE and equipment as required.
  • Adhere to company and client SHEQ rules and regulations.
  • Compile OUTAGE/PROJECT Programs,
  • Submit daily work progress to Outage Planners department.
  • Ordering of maintenance and Outage spares as per Specifications Prepare and send daily and Weekly reports to CBZ and to the Client (Eskom).
  • Conduct CBZ internal productions meeting on site
  • Plan daily activities as Major Areas of Responsibility.
  • Making sure that all the commercial KPI are met contractually.
  • Enforcing Compliance of Quality standards and Management, client is meet.
  • Using IT to keep track of progress/report/analysis.
  • Be held responsible for the work and actions of other employees.
  • Always be on the lookout for opportunities / additional work Effective Technical Execution
  • Ensure that all Safety procedures are adhered to. Especially (Permit to Work system)
  • Authorized in Plant Safety Regulations authorization.
  • Draw up standby schedule.
  • Ensure housekeeping is done before and after.
  • Ensure tasks are completed in time, within budget and Objectives are meet to the correct standard.
  • Draw up Planned Maintenance schedule.
  • Ensure that all check sheets and QCP’s are utilized and signed off by the relevant parties.
  • Complete Timesheets in accordance with Company requirements.
  • Control time and attendance of staff by means of a leave/Training register.
  • Maintain Tool register.
  • Receive Orders and Deliveries from Head Office.
  • System Knowledge of internal boiler cleaning system (smart cannon) and to establish Electrical Fault.
  • Knowledge of Optimization (simulations) and have thorough knowledge of equipment protection parameters.
  • Being able to add value to maintenance and contribute to meeting plant availability set targets of 95%.
  • Diagnosis of plant process failure and correct failures at possible shortest time.
  • Carry out plant inspections as per maintenance schedule and comply on weekly basis.
  • Do stroke checks on valves to specifications and requirements.
  • To attend to breakdowns on all blowers failed and be able to do diagnosis to find the cause of failure.
  • Repair or replace components that failed, and periodically assist with calibrations on C & I equipment.
  • Supply stores with correct information as pertaining spares procurement.
  • Computer literacy and able to read flow charts and trace cable faults.
  • Stroke Soot blowers to their limits, that is park and inset limit.
  • To understand Re heaters and Air heaters soot blowing system and process and the importance of the process.
  • Ability to read & independently work from sketches & drawings.
  • Trouble shooting and maintenance of 3 phase induction motors.

SHEQ Leader

CBZ Solutions
09.2016 - 08.2018

Arranging safety files to meet the client (Eskom) specifications.

  • Handling CBZ Solutions Divisional SHEQ Audits
  • Handling the client SHEQ Audits.
  • Handling external Audits, Internal & Department of Labor.
  • Representing the company in the client SHEQ meetings

And doing presentations on transpired incidents.

  • Participating in SHE incident investigation and Base Line Risk Assessment Review.
  • Monitoring and promoting the conduction of on job risk assessment.
  • Doing weekly and monthly SHEQ reports.
  • Doing STOP and SMAT observation.
  • Doing SHE awareness.
  • Participating in SHE Campaigns.
  • Ensuring conformance to the statutory requirements.
  • Ensuring conformance to the ISO Standards.
  • Ensuring conformant to ITP’s/QCP’s
  • Raising &closing of NCR’s/SDR’s
  • Conducting induction to new employees
  • Conducting daily plant inspection
  • Drawing of action plans & making follow ups
  • Arranging and leading evacuation drills.
  • Identifying and anticipating hazards and potential hazards in the workplace.
  • Completing and submitting Flash reports on transpired incidents
  • Accompanying injured employees to the hospital
  • Completing employer’s Report of an accident and obtaining doctors medical reports thereof
  • Arranging and coordinating SHEQ trainings for site personnel.
  • Arranging pre-employment and annual medical surveillance for site personnel.
  • Arranging and attending site SHEQ meetings
  • Attending client SHEQ meetings
  • Attending and presenting in regional SHEQ meetings

i.e., correct PPE is issued.

  • Liaise with head office she for support and guidance.
  • Enforcing company, she policy and supporting procedures
  • Implement and maintain an effective program and ensure compliance to satisfy the

requirement of client she specification

  • Communicating and cascading information from head office to site personnel
  • Attending client SHEQ meetings

SHEQ Officer

Eskom Rotek Industries
10.2012 - 10.2015
  • Arranging safety files to meet the client (Eskom) specifications.
  • Handling Rotek Divisional SHEQ Audits
  • Handling the client SHEQ Audits.
  • Handling external Audits, SABS & Department of Labor.
  • Representing the company in the client SHEQ meetings and doing presentations on transpired incidents.
  • Participating in SHE incident investigation and Base Line Risk Assessment Review.
  • Monitoring and promoting the conduction of on job risk assessment.
  • Doing weekly and monthly SHEQ reports.
  • Doing STOP and SMAT observation.
  • Doing SHEQ awareness.
  • Participating in SHEQ Campaigns.
  • Ensuring conformant to the statutory requirements.
  • Ensuring conformant to the ISO Standards.
  • Ensuring conformant to ITP’s/QCP’s
  • Raising &closing of NCR’s/SDR’s
  • Conducting induction to new employees
  • Conducting daily plant inspection
  • Drawing of action plans & making follow ups
  • Arranging and leading evacuation drills.
  • Identifying and anticipating hazards and potential hazards in the workplace.
  • Completing and submitting Flash reports on transpired incidents
  • Accompanying injured employees to the hospital
  • Arranging and coordinating SHEQ trainings for site personnel.
  • Arranging pre-employment and annual medical surveillance for site personnel.
  • Arranging and attending site SHEQ meetings
  • Review and update site specific procedures as and when necessary.
  • liaise with client safety department to ensure compliance with regulations and adherence to

safety standards, including basic safety induction training.

  • Liaise with client safety department to ensure compliance with regulations and adherence.

to safety standards, including basic safety induction training PPE is effectively managed.

i.e., correct PPE is issued.

  • Liaise with head office SHE for support and guidance.
  • Enforcing company, SHEQ policy and supporting procedures
  • Implement and maintain an effective program and ensure compliance to satisfy the

requirement of client SHEQ specification

  • Communicating and cascading information from head office to site personnel
  • Attending client SHEQ meetings
  • Assist in appointment of safety representatives.
  • Attending and presenting in regional SHEQ meetings
  • Co-ordinate the monthly safety meeting
  • Daily toolbox talks

Mechanical Fitter

Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
09.2008 - 09.2011
  • Dismantle, Overhaul and assembling of Brown Boveri gearboxes
  • Strip, refurbish and overhaul high pressure valves and marking off and drilling flanges
  • Cleaning of components, housekeeping, and knowledge of tools
  • Conduct measurement and alignment of couplings by means of clock, Taper and

step

  • General maintenance fitting on MAN, ALSTOM, AND GEC turbines
  • Replacing bearings and idlers
  • Bearing and idler inspection
  • Remove all filters, clean filters, remove and replace valves, eg vosa Gate Valve,
  • Non-Return valve, Diaphragm, Globe Valves and pressure control valves.
  • Open coolers, clean tubes and replace gasket
  • Remove centrifugal pumps and refurbish
  • Ensure that oil levels are correct on gearboxes
  • Remove all components end shield bearings oil pipes on rotor, record all
  • Sizes taken, blue check white metal bearings and scrape if needed
  • Drill holes on new oil wipers
  • Files Components if clearances are too small
  • Take bore sizes under supervision with inside micrometer.

Education

Incident Investigation Level 3 - Safety

Nosa College
Witbank, South Africa
04.2001 -

Mechanical Engineering N6 - Mechanical Engineering

Emalahleni Engineering College
Witbank, South Africa
04.2001 -

SAMTRAC LEVEL 5 - Safety Management

Nosa College
Witbank
04.2001 -

Skills

Team Supervision

Electrical Troubleshooting

Job Planning

Supply Coordination

Troubleshooting

Materials Requisition

Emergency Response

Timeline

Maintenance Supervisor

Seriti Middelburg Mine
02.2023 - Current

CBZ Solutions

Site Supervisor (Manager)
09.2018 - 02.2023

SHEQ Leader

CBZ Solutions
09.2016 - 08.2018

SHEQ Officer

Eskom Rotek Industries
10.2012 - 10.2015

Mechanical Fitter

Eskom Rotek Industries SOC
09.2008 - 09.2011

Incident Investigation Level 3 - Safety

Nosa College
04.2001 -

Mechanical Engineering N6 - Mechanical Engineering

Emalahleni Engineering College
04.2001 -

SAMTRAC LEVEL 5 - Safety Management

Nosa College
04.2001 -
Welington Mzinyane